Japanese Water Shrew vs Shallon

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gaultheria
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Shallon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shallon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).